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Gentry Gentleman's Runabout by Neel Thompson

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Mar 15th 2013

Neel Thompson has been at the Glen-L Boatbuilder Gathering in Tennessee the past couple of years and this time, brought his almost-finished Gentry. Neel's boat is truly a work of craftsmanship even at … read more

Zip Builder - Ted Gauthier

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Dec 20th 2012

I'm so excited to share with you the first of many great videos from the September Gathering of Boatbuilders in Tennessee (G6) thanks to Chris Dixon of Vineyard Productions. Today, I interview Te … read more

Console Skiff Interview

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Oct 12th 2012

Today's interview is another one of Kevin Brown of Cape Canaveral, Florida. In 2010, we interviewed Kevin and titled the post "Warning! Boatbuilding is an Addition". That's because Kevin has so … read more

Sherwood Queen Builder Interview

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Feb 23rd 2012

Kenneth Thomas built the Glen-L Sherwood Queen in his spare time and in spite of very serious health issues. This is another interview that was filmed at the 2011 Gathering of Boatbuilder … read more

Sea Knight Builder Childhood Dreams Come True!

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Aug 4th 2011

I met Rory Hamilton and his wife Kristen at the 2010 Gathering in Tennessee. This was their first time at the Gathering and Rory's excitment about building a Sea Knight was truly inspiring. Y … read more

Zip Builder Interview

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jun 24th 2011

The Zip 14′ Runabout is one of our most popular designs. Chris Atwood, AKA “vupilot” on the Boatbuilder Forum, did a beautiful job on his “First Born”.Before building the Zip, Chris had built mod … read more